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The Portland Trail Blazers were one of three new teams to join the NBA for the 1970–71 season.[1] The franchise played its inaugural regular season game on a Friday night in Portland, beating the fellow expansion Cleveland Cavaliers 115–112 on October 16, with 4,273 in attendance.[2] [3] [4]
The Trail Blazers played a regular season home game at McArthur Court in Eugene, Oregon on February 19, 1971, against the Cincinnati Royals .[5] Portland was defeated by Cincinnati, 102–109.[6]
Portland finished last in the Pacific Division with a record of 29–53 (.354).[4] Of the three expansion teams, their record was the best; with seven more wins than the Buffalo Braves and fourteen more than the Cavaliers. The leading scorer for the Blazers was Geoff Petrie ; he averaged 24.8 points per game and shared Rookie of the Year honors with Boston Celtics star Dave Cowens .[4]
Source: [19] Source: [20] [21] 1970–71 Portland Trail Blazers roster Players Coaches Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From PG 12 Adelman, Rick 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1946–06–16 Loyola Marymount SG 33 Barnett, Jim 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1944–07–07 Oregon C 25 Ellis, Leroy 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1940–03–10 St. John's F 15 English, Claude 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1946–12–26 Rhode Island PF 48 Gilmore, Walt 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1947–02–27 Fort Valley State PF 44 Gregor, Gary 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1945–08–13 South Carolina SF 11 Halimon, Shaler 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 199 lb (90 kg) 1945–03–30 Utah State PF 38 Knight, Ron 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1947–08–04 Cal State LA PF 35 Manning, Ed 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1944–01–02 Jackson State SF 40 McKenzie, Stan 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1944–10–06 NYU SG 45 Petrie, Geoff 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1948–04–17 Princeton C 54 Schlueter, Dale 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1945–11–12 Colorado State F 34 Stricker, Bill 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1948–01–22 Pacific
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The Trail Blazers convened their preseason camp on September 14, 1970. Sixteen players reported to camp, which was held in the gymnasium at Pacific University in Forest Grove, Oregon .[22] Pat Riley was unable to attend the camp due to the death in his father. Players reported to drills at 10 am and 4 pm.[23] The first players to be cut from camp were third round draft pick Bill Cain and Tim Robinson, who had played for the Harlem Globetrotters from 1961 to 1965.[24] [25]
Record vs. opponents [ edit ] 1970–71 NBA Records Team ATL BAL BOS BUF CHI CIN CLE DET LAL MIL NYK PHI PHO POR SDR SFW SEA Atlanta – 3–3 2–4 3–1 1–4 2–4 4–0 0–5 3–2 1–4 3–3 4–2 1–4 2–2 2–3 2–3 3–2 Baltimore 3–3 – 3–3 3–1 2–3 3–3 4–0 2–3 2–3 1–4 2–4 3–3 3–2 2–2 4–1 2–3 3–2 Boston 4–2 3–3 – 4–0 4–1 4–2 3–1 2–3 3–2 0–5 0–6 4–2 2–3 2–2 3–2 3–2 3–2 Buffalo 1–3 1–3 0–4 – 0–4 0–4 5–7 1–5 2–2 0–4 2–2 0–4 1–3 6–6 1–3 1–3 1–3 Chicago 4–1 3–2 1–4 4–0 – 4–0 4–0 3–3 2–4 1–5 3–2 3–2 3–3 3–1 6–0 4–2 3–2 Cincinnati 4–2 3–3 2–4 4–0 0–4 – 5–1 1–4 1–4 1–4 2–4 1–5 1–4 4–0 1–3 2–3 1–4 Cleveland 0–4 0–4 1–3 7–5 0–4 1–5 – 2–2 0–4 0–4 0–4 1–3 0–4 2–10 0–4 1–3 0–4 Detroit 5–0 3–2 3–2 5–1 3–3 4–1 2–2 – 2–3 1–5 2–3 2–3 2–4 3–1 4–2 1–4 3–1 Los Angeles 2–3 3–2 2–3 2–2 4–2 4–1 4–0 3–2 – 1–4 3–2 3–2 2–4 4–0 3–3 4–2 4–2 Milwaukee 4–1 4–1 5–0 4–0 5–1 4–1 4–0 5–1 4–1 – 1–4 4–1 4–2 3–1 4–1 6–0 5–1 New York 3–3 4–2 6–0 2–2 2–3 4–2 4–0 3–2 2–3 4–1 – 2–4 4–1 3–1 4–1 3–2 2–3 Philadelphia 2–4 3–3 2–4 4–0 2–3 5–1 3–1 3–2 2–3 1–4 4–2 – 3–2 4–0 3–2 3–2 3–2 Phoenix 4–1 2–3 3–2 3–1 3–3 4–1 4–0 4–2 4–2 2–4 1–4 2–3 – 4–0 2–4 3–2 3–2 Portland 2–2 2–2 2–2 6–6 1–3 0–4 10–2 1–3 0–4 1–3 1–3 0–4 0–4 – 0–4 1–3 2–4 San Diego 3–2 1–4 2–3 3–1 0–6 3–1 4–0 2–4 3–3 1–4 1–4 2–3 4–2 4–0 – 2–4 5–1 San Francisco 3–2 3–2 2–3 3–1 2–4 3–2 3–1 4–1 2–4 0–6 2–3 2–3 2–3 3–1 4–2 – 3–3 Seattle 2–3 2–3 2–3 3–1 2–3 4–1 4–0 1–3 2–4 1–5 3–2 2–3 2–3 4–2 1–5 3–3 —
1970–71 Game log # Date Opponent Score High points Attendance Record 1 October 16 Cleveland 112–115 Jim Barnett (31) 4,273[26] 1–0 2 October 18 Boston 133–115 Jim Barnett (26) 6,301[27] 1–1 3 October 20 Cleveland 98–120 Ellis , Petrie (21) 2,709[28] 2–1 4 October 23 @ Seattle 111–141 McKenzie , Petrie (19) 9,201[29] 2–2 5 October 24 @ San Francisco [a] 115–118 Geoff Petrie (38) 3,741[30] 2–3 6 October 25 Chicago 131–116 Geoff Petrie (26) 3,352[31] 2–4 7 October 27 Buffalo 108–119 Stan McKenzie (27) 3,289[32] 3–4 8 October 30 Seattle 115–104 Jim Barnett (20) 4,344[33] 3–5 9 October 31 Buffalo 102–107 Jim Barnett (38) 6,538[34] 4–5 10 November 3 Los Angeles 128–108 Jim Barnett (18) 7,286[35] 4–6 11 November 5 Baltimore 131–135 Jim Barnett (30) 3,593[36] 5–6 12 November 6 San Francisco 110–103 Geoff Petrie (23) 5,597[37] 5–7 13 November 8 New York 125–113 Jim Barnett (40) 10,259[38] 5–8 14 November 10 Cincinnati 138–121 Jim Barnett (23) 5,166[39] 5–9 15 November 11 @ Phoenix 100–114 Geoff Petrie (27) 6,029[40] 5–10 16 November 12 Cleveland 105–103 Jim Barnett (27) 2,173[41] 5–11 17 November 14 Cleveland 116–126 Jim Barnett (29) 4,592[42] 6–11 18 November 16 San Diego 136–118 Jim Barnett (24) 3,189[43] 6–12 19 November 17 Buffalo 102–101 Geoff Petrie (24) 1,973[44] 6–13 20 November 18 Atlanta 131–146 Jim Barnett (34) 6,670[45] 7–13 21 November 21 Buffalo[b] 112–108 Ellis, Halimon (28) 11,316[46] 8–13 22 November 22 Milwaukee 126–104 Stan McKenzie (17) 9,471[47] 8–14 23 November 24 @ Baltimore 104–156 Geoff Petrie (22) 2,606[48] 8–15 24 November 25 @ Boston 115–122 Geoff Petrie (28) 7,573[49] 8–16 25 November 27 @ Cleveland 111–102 Jim Barnett (20) 3,021[50] 9–16 26 November 28 @ Buffalo 95–111 Shaler Halimon (23) 3,321[51] 9–17 27 November 29 @ Milwaukee 111–124 Ellis, Petrie (27) 9,849[52] 9–18 28 December 1 San Diego 120–114 Jim Barnett (27) 4,178[53] 9–19 29 December 4 Phoenix 126–121 Geoff Petrie (33) 3,927[54] 9–20 30 December 6 @ Los Angeles 120–131 LeRoy Ellis (29) 8,549[55] 9–21 31 December 8 @ New York 121–139 Geoff Petrie (30) 16,774[56] 9–22 32 December 9 @ Cleveland 109–102 Barnett, Petrie (25) 2,022[57] 10–22 33 December 11 @ Buffalo 120–105 Geoff Petrie (25) 2,176[58] 11–22 34 December 12 @ Atlanta 101–107 Jim Barnett (33) 5,976[59] 11–23 35 December 15 Detroit 111–103 Jim Barnett (20) 4,084[60] 11–24 36 December 18 San Francisco[c] 122–118 Geoff Petrie (23) 7,683[61] 11–25 37 December 19 San Diego[a] 118–108 LeRoy Ellis (25) 5,746[62] 11–26 38 December 20 Philadelphia 134–132 (OT) Jim Barnett (31) 4,001[63] 11–27 39 December 26 @ Phoenix 103–115 Geoff Petrie (32) 6,102[64] 11–28 40 December 27 Boston 123–135 Geoff Petrie (31) 7,657[65] 12–28 41 January 1 @ Seattle 118–121 Geoff Petrie (40) 9,012[66] 12–29 42 January 2 Chicago 136–113 Geoff Petrie (32) 5,101[67] 12–30 43 January 4 @ Cleveland 119–106 Geoff Petrie (39) 1,737[68] 13–30 44 January 5 Boston[d] 124–120 Geoff Petrie (28) 5,364[69] 14–30 45 January 6 @ Cincinnati 128–133 (OT) Geoff Petrie (32) 2,279[70] 14–31 46 January 8 @ Chicago 113–105 Geoff Petrie (27) 5,116[71] 15–31 47 January 9 New York 96–114 Jim Barnett (32) 11,808[72] 16–31 48 January 14 Buffalo[e] 113–119 Geoff Petrie (23) 1,339[73] 16–32 49 January 19 @ Chicago 111–123 LeRoy Ellis (27) 7,511[74] 16–33 50 January 20 @ Buffalo 106–126 Jim Barnett (35) 1,348[75] 16–34 51 January 22 @ Detroit 123–112 Geoff Petrie (28) 6,932[76] 17–34 52 January 23 @ Milwaukee 117–142 Dale Schlueter (20) 10,746[77] 17–35 53 January 24 @ Buffalo 111–123 Geoff Petrie (28) 3,067[78] 17–36 54 January 27 @ Cleveland 104–118 Geoff Petrie (29) 1,823[79] 17–37 55 January 29 Phoenix 131–122 Jim Barnett (27) 5,877[80] 17–38 56 January 31 @ Los Angeles 120–133 Barnett, Ellis (24) 11,018[81] 17–39 57 February 2 Milwaukee 111–123 Jim Barnett (27) 9,040[82] 18–39 58 February 4 Atlanta 123–137 LeRoy Ellis (27) 8,616[83] 19–39 59 February 5 San Francisco 117–123 Geoff Petrie (25) 5,628[84] 20–39 60 February 7 Cleveland 103–112 Geoff Petrie (24) 7,743[85] 21–39 61 February 12 Seattle 125–137 Geoff Petrie (43) 7,313[86] 22–39 62 February 16 Cincinnati[f] 102–109 Geoff Petrie (31) 9,300[87] 22–40 63 February 17 @ Seattle 126–130 Geoff Petrie (26) 6,679[88] 22–41 64 February 18 Los Angeles 136–114 Geoff Petrie (36) 11,457[89] 22–42 65 February 20 Philadelphia 118–105 LeRoy Ellis (33) 6,970[90] 22–43 66 February 21 Cleveland 105–123 Geoff Petrie (38) 6,037[91] 23–43 67 February 23 @ Philadelphia 113–119 Geoff Petrie (43) 5,986[92] 23–44 68 February 24 @ Atlanta 107–118 Jim Barnett (26) 6,739[93] 23–45 69 February 26 @ Baltimore 97–114 Geoff Petrie (28) 9,773[94] 23–46 70 February 27 @ New York 102–113 Geoff Petrie (25) 19,500[95] 23–47 71 March 2 @ Detroit 122–128 Geoff Petrie (41) 2,827[96] 23–48 72 March 3 Philadelphia[g] 104–120 Jim Barnett (19) 9,080[97] 23–49 73 March 5 Cincinnati[e] 111–117 Geoff Petrie (25) 2,098[98] 23–50 74 March 7 @ San Diego 121–135 Geoff Petrie (40) 5,375[99] 23–51 75 March 8 Buffalo 114–98 Geoff Petrie (20) 4,785[100] 23–52 76 March 11 Baltimore 118–136 Geoff Petrie (30) 6,262[101] 24–52 77 March 12 Detroit 133–129 Geoff Petrie (33) 6,962[102] 24–53 78 March 14 Buffalo 112–122 Geoff Petrie (21) 6,727[103] 25–53 79 March 19 Seattle 128–135 Geoff Petrie (46) 11,140[104] 26–53 80 March 20 @ Buffalo 132–129 (OT) Geoff Petrie (31) 8,123[105] 27–53 81 March 21 @ Cleveland 113–110 Geoff Petrie (23) 3,790[106] 28–53 82 March 23 @ Cleveland 114–112 Geoff Petrie (37) 6,422[107] 29–53
Footnotes March 27, 1970: signed first round draft pick Geoff Petrie [112] April 1, 1970: signed second round draft pick Walt Gilmore [113] April 6, 1970: signed third round draft pick Bill Cain and tenth round draft pick Israel Oliver [114] April 21, 1970: hired Rolland Todd as head coach [115] April 27, 1970: hired Stu Inman chief scout and director of player personnel[116] April 30, 1970: signed eighth round draft pick Doug Boyd[117] May 10, 1970: see Expansion Draft , traded Larry Siegfried to the San Diego Clippers in exchange for Jim Barnett .[118] June 5, 1970: signed seventh round draft pick Claude English and ninth round draft pick Billy Gaskins[13] August 11, 1970: signed expansion draft pick Rick Adelman [119] August 19, 1970: signed expansion draft pick Pat Riley [120] August 28, 1970: placed Fred Hetzel on waivers (claimed by the Los Angeles Lakers )[121] September 3, 1970: signed expansion draft picks Stan McKenzie and Joe Kennedy September 11, 1970: re-signed Jim Barnett to a two-year contract valued at $35,000–$40,000 a year[122] September 21, 1970: placed Bill Cain and Tim Robinson on waivers[123] September 25, 1970: placed Walt Simon on waivers[124] September 30, 1970: placed Joe Kennedy on waivers[125] October 7, 1970: sold Pat Riley to the Los Angeles Lakers[121] October 20, 1970: traded a 1971 NBA draft pick (second round) to the Chicago Bulls in exchange for Shaler Halimon [121] October 22, 1970: traded Dorie Murrey to the Baltimore Bullets in exchange for a 1971 NBA draft pick (second round) and draft right to Bill Stricker [126] [121] October 26, 1970: signed free agent Bill Stricker[121] November 16, 1970: waived Bill Stricker March 23, 1971: traded Jim Barnett to the San Francisco Warriors in exchange for two 1971 NBA draft picks (second and third rounds) and a 1972 NBA draft pick (second round)[121] April 6, 1971: Waived Claude English [121] On September 13, 1970, the Trail Blazers announced that KPTV would broadcast 12 road games (all in color ) during their inaugural season. Jimmy Jones was Portland's play-by-play announcer on television.[127]
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Tri-City Herald . Pasco, Washington. February 8, 1971. p. 17. Retrieved November 9, 2022 . ^ "Blazers 137, Sonics 125" . The Spokesman-Review . Spokane, Washington. February 13, 1971. p. 12. Retrieved November 9, 2022 . ^ "Royals 109, Blazers 103" . The News Tribune . Tacoma, Washington. February 17, 1971. p. 38. Retrieved November 9, 2022 . ^ "Blazers-Sonic" . The Record . Hackensack, New Jersey. February 18, 1971. p. 53. Retrieved November 9, 2022 . ^ "Lakers 136, Blazers 114" . The News Tribune . Tacoma, Washington. February 19, 1971. p. 20. Retrieved November 9, 2022 . ^ "76ers 118, Blazers 105" . Independent . Long Beach, California. February 21, 1971. p. 44. Retrieved November 9, 2022 . ^ "Blazers 123, Cavs 105" . Tri-City Herald . Pasco, Washington. February 22, 1971. p. 14. Retrieved November 9, 2022 . ^ "Blazers-76ers" . The Record . Hackensack, New Jersey. February 24, 1971. p. 57. Retrieved November 9, 2022 . ^ "Hawks 118, Blazers 107" . The News Tribune . Tacoma, Washington. February 25, 1971. p. 52. Retrieved November 9, 2022 . ^ "Bullets 114, Blazers 97" . Independent . Long Beach, California. February 27, 1971. p. 20. Retrieved November 9, 2022 . ^ "Knicks 113, Blazers 103" . The Spokesman-Review . Spokane, Washington. February 28, 1971. p. 4. Retrieved November 9, 2022 . ^ "Pistons 128, Blazers 122" . The News Tribune . Tacoma, Washington. March 3, 1971. p. 35. Retrieved November 9, 2022 . ^ a b "76ers Blast Trail Blazers Stay 2 1/2 Ahead of Celtics" . The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. March 4, 1971. p. 32. Retrieved November 9, 2022 . ^ "Blazers Fall Again" . The Capital Journal . Salem, Oregon. Associated Press. March 6, 1971. p. 14. Retrieved November 9, 2022 . ^ "Rockets 135, Blazers 121" . The News Tribune . Tacoma, Washington. March 8, 1971. p. 15. Retrieved November 9, 2022 . ^ "Braves 114, Blazers 98" . The Spokesman-Review . Spokane, Washington. March 9, 1971. p. 11. Retrieved November 9, 2022 . ^ "Blazers 136, Bullets 118" . The Spokesman-Review . Spokane, Washington. March 12, 1971. p. 19. Retrieved November 9, 2022 . ^ "Pistons 133, Blazers 127" . The News Tribune . Tacoma, Washington. March 13, 1971. p. 12. Retrieved November 9, 2022 . ^ "Blazers 122, Braves 112" . Tri-City Herald . Pasco, Washington. March 15, 1971. p. 16. Retrieved November 9, 2022 . ^ "Portland's Petrie Sabotages Sonics" . The News Tribune . Tacoma, Washington. March 20, 1971. p. 9. Retrieved November 9, 2022 . ^ "Blazers 132, Braves 129" . The Spokesman-Review . Spokane, Washington. March 21, 1971. p. 32. Retrieved November 9, 2022 . ^ "Blazers 113, Cavs 110" . The Spokesman-Review . Spokane, Washington. March 22, 1971. p. 10. Retrieved November 9, 2022 . ^ "Blazers 114, Cavs 112" . The Spokesman-Review . Spokane, Washington. March 24, 1971. p. 12. Retrieved November 9, 2022 . ^ "Warriors vs. 76ers Tonight" . The Times . San Mateo, California. December 19, 1970. p. 21. Retrieved November 6, 2022 . ^ "Twinbill at San Diego; Warriors Win Opener" . The Tribune . Scranton, Pennsylvania. United Press International. December 19, 1970. p. 14. Retrieved November 6, 2022 . ^ Heisler, Mark (January 6, 1971). "Trail Blazers Stun Celtics As Jeff Petrie Tallies 28" . The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. p. 23. Retrieved November 7, 2022 . ^ "State; Basketball" . Lincoln Journal Star . Lincoln, Nebraska. March 5, 1971. p. 19. Retrieved November 9, 2022 . ^ "Trail Blazers Sign Petrie" . Corvallis Gazette-Times . Corvallis, Oregon. Associated Press. March 28, 1970. Retrieved March 9, 2021 . ^ "Trailblazers sign Gilmore" . The Capital Journal . Salem, Oregon. Associated Press. April 2, 1970. p. 39. Retrieved March 9, 2021 . ^ "Blazers Sign Draft Choices" . The World . Coos Bay, Oregon. United Press International. April 7, 1970. p. 10. Retrieved March 9, 2021 . ^ "Blazers tab Todd as 1st hoop boss" . Albany Democrat-Herald . Albany, Oregon. Associated Press. April 22, 1970. p. 18. Retrieved March 9, 2021 . ^ "Inman Takes Blazers Job" . The Capital Journal . Salem, Oregon. Associated Press. April 28, 1970. p. 13. Retrieved March 9, 2021 . ^ "Blazers Sign Boyd" . Statesman-Journal . Salem, Oregon. May 1, 1970. p. 21. Retrieved March 9, 2021 . ^ "Barnett, Ellis Go To Blazers" . The Capital Journal . Salem, Oregon. May 11, 1970. p. 25. Retrieved March 9, 2021 . ^ "Adelman Puts Name On Blazers Contract" . The Capital Journal . Salem, Oregon. Associated Press. August 12, 1970. p. 33. Retrieved March 17, 2021 . ^ "Riley Signs With Portland Blazers" . Statesman-Journal . Salem, Oregon. Associated Press. August 20, 1970. p. 42. Retrieved March 17, 2021 . ^ a b c d e f g "1970-71 Portland Trail Blazers Transactions" . Basketball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 9, 2021 . ^ "Barnett Inks With Blazers" . Statesman-Journal . Salem, Oregon. Associated Press. September 12, 1970. p. 14. Retrieved March 17, 2021 . ^ "Blazers cut Cain, Robinson Monday" . Albany Democrat-Herald . Albany, Oregon. September 22, 1970. p. 15. Retrieved March 17, 2021 . ^ "Blazer Waived" . The Capital Journal . Salem, Oregon. United Press International. September 26, 1970. p. 17. Retrieved March 17, 2021 . ^ "Blazers Cut Kennedy" . Statesman-Journal . Salem, Oregon. Associated Press. October 1, 1970. p. 14. Retrieved March 17, 2021 . ^ "Portland Cagers Give Up Center" . Tucson Citizen . Tucson, Arizona. Associated Press. October 23, 1970. p. 35. Retrieved March 6, 2021 . ^ "KPTV to Air Local Sports" . Statesman Journal . Salem, Oregon. September 13, 1970. p. 45. Retrieved April 16, 2021 .
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